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I 1,639,793 Aug. 23, 1927. A. BEYER BOX Filed Aug. 11, 1926 5nunwnwnlnrnuw,

INVENTOR 144F050 5E YEA? ATTORNEYS.

Patented Aug. 23, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

.AIJBED H. IBEYER, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

BOX.

Application filed L ng net 11, 1926. Serial no. 128,675.

This invention relates to boxes, and has for one of its objects theprovisions of a simple eflicient and economical box.'

The box of my invention may be made of any suitable material such ascardboard.

Another object of my invention is the provision of means whereby a boxmay be properly constructed and held together without use of nails,adhesives, etc.

With the foregoing objects in gether with such other objects andadvantages as may subsmgiently appear, this invention resides in t econstruction and arrangement of parts hereinafter describedand claimed,and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is aperspective view of the box of my invention. Figure 2 is a ployed inmaking the, box shown 1n Figure 1. Figure 3 is a vertical sectional viewthrough a side of the box as being as- 'sembled.

Figure 4 is a vertical section throughthe box as assembled and Figure 5is a broken lan View of an, endless band employed to old together thesides of the box. Referring to the drawings for a more detaileddescription thereof, the box of my invention is partly made from theblank 7 shown in Figure 2. This blank is cruciform in plan viewandcomprises a square central section 8 integral .with which aresections 9 and 10, which are respectivel to the left and right andsections 11 .an 12 are respectively above and below. The secp view, to-

plan view of a blank em- 8 which forms the bottom of the box. The sidesof thebox, therefore, are sub-sections, 1 8, 19, 20 and 21. A squareband 22, which is in the form of .a closed loop is then slipped over thesides of the box, preferably from the bottom to the top of the sides.

subsections 20 are'then disposed'horizontally and the sub-sectionsbetween the 'inner faces of the band 22 and the outer faces of the sides18. The described disposition of the sub-sections 18 to The sub-sections19, 20 and 21 are then bent over on the outer sides of the band 22. Thea 21 are pushed up v 21 inclusive function to hold the band 22 fromfallin while the band, itself, functions to hol' the sides 18 together.

It will be noted that sub-sect ons are tapered, This assists in readilypushing them mto the position described in assembling the box.

Figure 5 shows in plan view an-endless band 22 reenforced by a strip ofcloth 25. The strip of cloth 25 is very thin and provides areenforcement for the band 22,

which ma be of cardboard.

While have described one embodiment of my invention,modifications-thereof may be readily devised without departing from thespirit of my invention, and it is to be understood that suchmodifications come I claim A box comprising within the scope of theappended claim.

a bottom, sides integral with said bottom andupturned therefrom,

a flat band in the form of a closed loop around said sides and adjacentthe upper art thereof, ,said band having a width less than the height ofthe sides, and extensions integral with said sides folded around theupper and lower edges of said band and extendin sufiicient y upwardbetween the band and from the lower edge of said band the sides to holdthe band in place without the use of fastening means, said box being ofcardboard. h

ALFRED H. BEYER.

